49 h. ago Chinese soldier who fought for Russia says he was 'tricked by TikTok' before joining

After being captured by Ukrainian troops in Kyiv earlier this month Wang Guangjun, 34, claimed he was only fighting for Putin's war machine because he was duped via TikTok

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7 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Europe unveils new military support for Kyiv ahead of defence summit

The UK has pressed nearly 30 countries to forge ahead with plans to deploy peacekeeper troops to Ukraine. What we know on day 1,143See all our Ukraine war coverage Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Britain is considering 'sending troops to Ukraine for five years' under new plans

Soldiers could be deployed to help train and reconstitute the Ukrainian forces in measures that would shield the war-torn nation from further attacks.

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8 d. ago Ukraine says 150 Chinese troops fighting for Russia days after capturing two soldiers

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Tuesday that the Ukrainian military had captured two Chinese men fighting alongside the Russian army on Ukrainian soil

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8 d. ago Defense chiefs from around 30 countries expected at NATO for talks on a future Ukraine force

Britain and France are convening a meeting of defense ministers from around 30 countries to press ahead with plans to deploy troops to Ukraine to police any future peace agreement with Russia

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8 d. ago Video shows 4 captive Ukrainian troops killed by men identified as Russian forces

Ukrainian drone video seen by The Associated Press shows four Ukrainian soldiers being shot to death by soldiers with Russian uniform markings in the village of Piatykhatky on March 13

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9 d. ago Beijing rejects Ukraine's claim significant numbers of Chinese troops are fighting alongside Russia

A Beijing official says Ukraine’s claim that significant numbers of Chinese nationals are fighting alongside Russia’s invading army in Ukraine is “totally unfounded.”

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9 d. ago Chinese troops captured fighting for Russia in Ukraine, says Zelenskyy

Ukraine’s president claims he has information that “significantly more” are with Russian forces

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9 d. ago ‘Many more’ Chinese soldiers fighting for Russia claims Zelensky after two captured

Ukraine’s forces battled with six Chinese troops in the Donetsk region, the Ukrainian president said, sharing footage of one of the supposed Chinese prisoners with his hands zip tied together on X

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9 d. ago Is Beijing secretly supporting Russia in Ukraine? Presence of Chinese troops in Donetsk shows 'authoritarian axis in action', experts say after soldiers were captured by Zelensky's men

The presence of Chinese soldiers on the battlefield threatens to upend the delicate status quo with U.S.-mediated peace talks failing to make decisive progress.

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9 d. ago Zelensky warns 'many' China soldiers are on Russia frontlines as two captured in shock escalation

Two 'Chinese prisoners' have been seized by Ukrainian troops, caught fighting alongside Kremlin forces - sparking fears of a major new escalation amid so-called peace talks with Vladimir Putin

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1 week ago Chinese troops captured fighting for Russia in Ukraine, says Volodymyr Zelensky

Ukrainian officials have been ordered to obtain an official explanation from China

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2 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv solving its troop shortages, says top US general in Europe

Gen Christopher Cavoli says Russia has lost 4,000 tanks, comparable to whole US fleet; Kremlin goes to war against Elton John. What we know on day 1,136See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverage Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Putin propagandist warns Brit troops will 'all die' if they are sent to Ukraine and makes chilling tactical nuke threat in TV rant

Vladimir Solovyov has warned Sir Keir Starmer that any British troops he sends to Ukraine will die amid a new Russian nuclear weapons threat.

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2 w. ago Vladimir Putin conscripts 160,000 Russian troops in biggest military call

The draft came as Washington officials said the likelihood of Russia and Ukraine reaching a peace accord within the next few months has ‘plummeted’

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2 w. ago Zaporizhzhia is 'ethnically cleansed' as Putin resettles thousands of Russians in occupied Ukrainian city

Russian troops captured two villages in eastern and southern Ukraine as it continues to advance into Ukrainian territory amid stumbling efforts for a ceasefire by U.S. President Donald Trump .

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3 w. ago North Korea sends 3,000 more troops to Russia ahead of Kim Jong Un’s likely visit to Moscow

North Korea sent an additional 3,000 troops and missiles to Russia at the beginning of 2025 to support its invasion in Ukraine, South Korea’s military said in its latest assessment, as Kim Jong Un is likely to visit Moscow again.

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3 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Strike into Belgorod ‘destroys four Russian helicopters’

Russian missile attack injures 88 in Sumy, officials report; Saudi Arabia ceasefire talks to continue with nothing yet agreed. What we know on day 1,126Ukraine’s special forces said on Monday they destroyed four military helicopters in Russia’s Belgorod region with Himars rocket systems. The special operations command published drone footage and announced: “Special operations forces in cooperation with the GUR of the ministry of defence, missile forces and artillery destroyed two enemy Ka-52 and two Mi-8 helicopters in the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation.” The strikes occurred at a concealed “jumping-off point” for Russian aircraft used in surprise attacks on Ukrainian forces, the group said. Ukrainian forces have since 18 March been striking across the border into areas of Belgorod oblast including the village of Demidovka, according to Russian and Ukrainian war watchers. Some claimed Ukrainian troops had managed to seize a small amount of territory in Belgorod. Their rep...

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3 w. ago British peacekeeping troops in Ukraine must have ‘lawfare’ protection, MPs told

The UK is working with allies to develop plans for troops to be deployed to safeguard any peace deal between Ukraine and Russia.

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3 w. ago Fresh WW3 fears as UK could be at war with 'bloodthirsty' Russia in just two years

Any ceasefire deal is likely to involve British troops being deployed to Ukraine to maintain peace and this week, the Government announced that the UK will “accelerate the pace and scale” of its military planning

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